The chief executive of the local health network says a decision on the Mullumbimby tele-health trial will not be made until the end of November.

Chris Crawford says he's still analysing staff concerns about a plan to have late-night emergency patients at Mullumbimby assessed via a video link to Tweed Heads.

He says the support of nurses at the hospital will be the key factor.

"They're the ones on the front line who are going to have to conduct the trial," Mr Crawford said.

"They're the ones that we're going to have to convince that the trial can be done safely.

"So that is what we are attempting to do, to work with our nursing staff to see that the trial can be conducted safely.

"If it can be, then a trial will go ahead.

"If we don't believe we can adequately address the concerns, then we will not be proceeding with a trial.

"That consultation is still ongoing, and in fact we are analysing the input we have received at this very moment."

The State Opposition raised the issue in a budget estimates hearing this week.

Labor MP Walt Secord says the government backed the plan, and it could be rolled out to other regional areas.

"The minister's locking in behind it very strongly and I even asked Dr Mary Foley, who's the head of the Health Department, if they're looking at rolling this out across the state and she said yes, they're looking at other opportunities around the state," he said.

"So it looks like Mullumbimby's going to be the trial, or the pilot, for what they want to roll out across country, rural, regional and coastal areas."